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A charity dedicated to fighting cancer has said the pandemic has hampered its fundraising efforts, with its largest event of the year achieving less than half of its original goal.
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre raised $191,500 with last month’...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A defence lawyer called for legislative changes to allow juries not to sequestered at a hotel as half-siblings fought to have their murder convictions overturned.
Cleveland Rogers and Katrina Burgess, his half-sister, were both convicted last year of...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An initiative to study life in Bermuda’s waters has been given an almost $450,000 grant by the UK Government.
The donation was one of several unveiled on Saturday as part of World Environment Day, during which the UK announced it would invest more th...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A half-brother and sister jailed for a 2006 murder yesterday appealed for their convictions to be be quashed after a claim that jurors rushed their decision to avoid being sequestered overnight.
Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were found guilty ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
New look ferry docks in Hamilton and Dockyard are on the cards.
The Ministry of Public Works has submitted a request for proposal for the refurbishment for the floating docks at three locations.
The RFP, published in the Official Gazette on Monday, s...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian singer/songwriter is to perform at a top music festival in the UK next month – one of the first major events as England loosens off its Covid-19 restrictions.
Anna Colette said she was delighted to be able to perform her folk rock music ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has upheld a decision to fire a childcare worker for drinking on the job.
The Department of Child and Family Services fired Cheyra Bell in February 2019 after Derrick Binns, the Head of the Public Service, found she was guilty of gr...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of new tours are set to launch this summer in St George as part of an effort to highlight East End businesses.
Kristin White, the owner of gift store and tour centre Long Story Short, said the new trips were created in partnership with elect...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The threat of climate change to the island’s coastal areas will be assessed as part of a blueprint for future development.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Bermuda Plan 2018, which replaced the Bermuda Plan 2008, was a balancing ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A solar farm set up at the airport could be bought by the Bermuda Infrastructure Fund (BIF) for $9.1 million later this month, MPs heard on Friday.
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly the BIF, set up by the internati...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes